Amman vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amman	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1009	$4203
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2449	$9136
🏠 One person rent	$398	$2713
🏘️ Family rent	$666	$4396
🍽️ Food expenses	$354	$874
🚐 Transport expenses	$149	$379
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$468	$5599
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	64	100
😀 Quality of life	71	98
🏙️ Population	4.01M	8.8M

The cost of living in Amman is 76% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 5492nd and 4th ($1009 vs $4203) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 2nd in Jordan and the United States, respectively. Check Jordan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Amman compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs New York City ranked 1st in the United States, while ranked 3561st and 11th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs New York City

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	Amman	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.09	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.1	$92.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.03	$14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$8.67
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$3.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$420	$3669
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$2221
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$714	$5076
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$484	$3880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.3	$66.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.06%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1472	$15299
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$886	$11127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.79	$2.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.2	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.9	$25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.54	$4.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.7	$6.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.53	$7.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.37	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.65	$15.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$19.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$7.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.76	$6.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.4	$3.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$21.4	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.35	$4.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.63	$18.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.27	$23.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.02	$8.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.66	$2.87
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.4	$128
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$20.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.2	$157
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.25	$37.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.4	$63.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$119
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$1884
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5786	$22663

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Cities near Amman

Distance	City	Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi	Al-Salt	$548
36 km or 22 mi	Jerash	$748
68 km or 42 mi	Irbid	$753
69 km or 43 mi	Ramallah	$1072
69 km or 43 mi	Nablus	$915
70 km or 44 mi	Jerusalem	$2447
72 km or 45 mi	Ariel	$1732
74 km or 46 mi	Bethlehem	$987
88 km or 55 mi	Al-Karak	$718
89 km or 56 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$2100
91 km or 57 mi	Hebron	$837
92 km or 57 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1747
92 km or 57 mi	Kafr Qasim	$2150
94 km or 58 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$2153
95 km or 59 mi	Tayibe	$2108
95 km or 59 mi	Qalqilya	$807
95 km or 59 mi	Afula	$1817
97 km or 60 mi	Umm al-Fahm	$1954
97 km or 61 mi	Lod	$1998
98 km or 61 mi	Tira	$2153
98 km or 61 mi	Baqa-Jatt	$2001
99 km or 61 mi	Dura	$1021
99 km or 62 mi	Yehud	$2142
100 km or 62 mi	Ramla	$2347
100 km or 62 mi	Petah Tikva	$2124
100 km or 62 mi	Kfar Saba	$2214
101 km or 63 mi	Tiberias	$1808
101 km or 63 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2191
102 km or 64 mi	Nof HaGalil	$1862
102 km or 64 mi	Kiryat Ono	$2135
103 km or 64 mi	Arad	$1855
103 km or 64 mi	Nazareth	$1850
104 km or 64 mi	Migdal HaEmek	$1917
104 km or 65 mi	Ra'anana	$2290
105 km or 65 mi	Bnei Brak	$2286
105 km or 65 mi	Herzliya	$2937
105 km or 65 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1974
106 km or 66 mi	Ramat Gan	$2440
106 km or 66 mi	Rehovot	$1947
107 km or 66 mi	Givatayim	$2303

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174